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Biden awards $7 billion for clean hydrogen hubs across the country to help replace fossil fuels
The Biden administration has selected clean-energy projects from Minnesota to California for a $7 billion program to kickstart development and production of hydrogen fuel.
Roots of the Dancing Debutantes: Artist Russell Sharon looks back
Now in his mid-70s, Minnesota-based artist Russell Sharon covered thousands of miles during a decades-long career. Once a figure in the New York art world, he's relatively unknown in the part of northern Minnesota where he grew up. But that could change when his exhibit “Roots: A Retrospective” opens this weekend.
Families flock to Richfield backyard for 'duck encounters'
In one Richfield backyard, there isn’t your usual lawn furniture or swing set. Instead, there’s a royal blue, pink and turquoise hand-painted duck coop, multiple miniature swimming pools and a garden featuring one of the Heinen fowls’ favorites: tomatoes.
Clock ticks for Metro Transit fare enforcement change
The Transit Rider Investment Program, or TRIP, was part of new legislation passed this year at the Capitol. The Metropolitan Council has to report on the activities of TRIP by Feb. 15 of each year, beginning in 2024.
'In the North' – Minnesota’s first independent Indigenous museum opens in an 'ironic' location
The former Enbridge-occupied building in Park Rapids, Minn., where activists once protested the Line 3 pipeline, has been transformed into Giiwedinong, an independent museum highlighting Indigenous perspectives on treaty rights and environmental justice.
Rep. Dean Phillips speaks on Israel war, House Speaker election, potential run for president
Minnesota 3rd District Rep. Dean Phillips has been one of the more vocal members of Minnesota's delegations in recent weeks: He joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer to share thoughts about on the Hamas attacks in Israel, dysfunction in the U.S. House, and why he suggests someone challenge President Biden.
Minnesotans with ties to Israel, Gaza react to war
The death toll among Israelis and Palestinians continues to climb as civilians bear the brunt of what has become a devastating war, and Minnesotans with ties for the region.
5 law enforcement officers shot, wounded in central Minnesota
The five are members of the Sherburne County Drug Task Force. They were shot while executing a search warrant at a Benton County home, authorities said early Thursday afternoon. A suspect is in custody.